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Once upon a time there was a pond in the middle of a green meadow. 
A diving board of long green reeds was built right out into the middle 
of the pond. Here on this diving board Peter Kroak, the largest green 
frog in the pond, gave swimming lessons to all the little pond people 
on Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons. 



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When Peter Kroak was not 
giving swimming lessons to the 
little pond people, he went on 
long leaps through the woods and 
fields. 

One day he leaped long 
leaps to the top of a hill on the 
opposite side of the meadow. 
There before him sat seven mice! 

Peter Kroak never knew what 
mischief they were plotting. But 
it was mischief, for the seven mice 
were robber mice. They lived in 
the woods and stole from their 
hard-working neighbors. 

The moment the mice saw 
Peter Kroak, they were afraid he 
had overheard them squeaking 
their secret plans to rob a pantry. 


































































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So each mouse grasped his 
sharp knife and dashed toward 
Peter. But Peter leaped long leaps 
down the hill. He leaped as fast 
as he could, with the robber mice 
close behind him. 

Finally Peter took an unu¬ 
sually long leap, and landed 
with a splash in the big pond. 

Peter was more at home 
in the water than he was on 
land, for was he not swimming 
teacher of all the little pond 
people? 

So Peter Kroak swam out 
in the pond and laughed at the 
robber mice as they stood on 
the beach, waving their knives 
and squeaking in anger. 







































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Peter swam across the pond, 
laughing to himself. 

"That’s what comes of being 
such a fine swimmer, Peter 
croaked to himself. "I can fool all 
the robber mice in the woods! 

Peter was so proud of his 
swimming that he completely for¬ 
got that only three robber mice 
had chased him down the hill — 
and he never gave the other four 
robber mice a thought! 

These four mice had scurried 
through the woods and fields to 
the other side of the pond. 

So when Peter came swimming 
to the bank, there they were, 
hidden behind a rock. 

Before Peter could croak for 
help, he was tied with rope and 
led away by the robber mice. 













































But two bright eyes saw Peters 
capture, the eyes of Reddy the 
Fox. 

"I must help poor Peter Kroak, 
he thought to himself. "He is al¬ 
ways kind to the pond people. 
He teaches them to swim on 
Monday mornings and Wednesday 
afternoons. What would they all 
do without their swimming teacher?” 

So Reddy the Fox crept through 
the tall grass. His keen ears heard 
the grass rustle as the four robber 
mice led Peter away. 

Reddy took a short cut that 
only he knew about. Suddenly he 
pounced in their path. 

The robber mice dropped the 
ropes that bound Peter and ran 
away, just as fast as they could. 


































































As the mice ran, two long 
ears and two bright eyes ap¬ 
peared in the tall grass directly 
in front of Peter. A rabbit sat 
up before him. 

"Quick, Peter, get on my 
back/’ he said. 'Til take you 
back to your friends. But why, 
Peter, do you have to go on 
such long leaps through the 
woods and fields? You ought to 
stay in the pond.” 

Peter Kroak said nothing, 
but leaped on the rabbit s back. 

And away they went, through 
the tall grass and buttercups, 
leaving the robber mice to 
squeak their anger and disap¬ 
pointment. 









































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The news of Peter s capture 
spread to Frogville, Peter’s home. 

So when Peter got home on 
the rabbit s back, he found a group 
of his friends standing in the very 
middle of Frogville. 

Peter quickly leaped on a 
stump. "To arms," he croaked. 
"Away with the robber mice! We 
must have the freedom of the fields 
and pond forever! We Frogs shall 
fight f or freedom." 

So all the Frogs quickly put 
on their uniforms and fastened 
green cat-tails in their helmets, 
the symbol of a free pond for 
all pond people, for all time. 

The rumor of the Frog advance 
spread to all parts of the pond. 







































The robber mice and all their 
wives and children fled to a 
forest, far, far away from the pond. 

So when the Frog army reached 
the valley of the robber mice, not 
one mouse was in sight! The Frog 
army was victorious — and Peter 
was decorated with a hero’s crown. 

Back the victorious Frog army 
hurried to Frogville, leaping long 
leaps. 

Mrs. Peter Kroak had been 
up since sunrise washing and scrub¬ 
bing all the little Kroaks. So when 
Peter came up the front walk, 
they were all there to meet him. 


Any summer evening, near 
almost any big pond, the children 
of Peter Kroak can be heard 
croaking, always croaking their 
Battle Cry of Freedom. 






































































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